Sunburns, sleep walking and dust devils...
Traveling to a different state to see a concert had always confused me until the Projekt Revolution Tour was, again, passing right over the state of Utah. So I convinced my friend Jen to drive to Denver to catch their last show on the 2007 tour. We had a great time as Linkin Park put on a great performance - like always. They also included an assortment of bands to open for them at the Coors Ampitheater. My Chemical Romance, H.I.M., Taking Back Sunday, Placebo, Julien-K, Mindless Self Indulgence, and Saosin were all there to perform under the blazing sun on Labor Day.
Without an itinerary we showed up at noon - to ensure we didn't miss any of the bands we'd driven 8 hours to see - only to find out that the main stage (AKA the stage with all the good bands) was not opening until 4 PM. After realizing that we had hours to wait we hung out under a pine tree with several other concert goers not interested in the torturous tunes of The Bled. We were also pleasantly surprised with M.S.I. and Saosin.
Once the main stage was open I was in heaven. Having never heard of Julien-K I was excited to realize that they were the product of several members of Orgy. They were the perfect band to open up the main stage. Julien-K was followed by Placebo and then one of my new favorite bands, H.I.M. Lead singer, Ville Vallo, smoked at least a pack of cigarettes during the band's entire performance. Vallo was also proposed to by concert goers over the Projekt Revolution tour's screens. (During intermissions, you could text a number and see your message on screens beside stage left and stage right). Finally TBS, MCR and LP went on stage and I'm now smitten with "Bleed it Out" and "Shadow of the Day" off LP's new album. TBS lead singer, Adam commented on the condom that someone had blown up like a balloon saying that the person will probably regret it when they need that later. MCR lead singer, Gerard Way, was as entertaining as Chester Bennington from LP. And both bands had the audience on their feet for the entire performance.
After the concert...
Exhausted we crashed at our awesome hotel where I proceeded to pass out only to sleep walk and move my beds decorative pillows to the door to block the light.
The excruciatingly long drive back home...
After we got back on the road to head home to Utah, we encountered several dust devils that were bigger than usual. With a scary sky in our path we got home just in time to learn about tornado warnings in areas near Salt Lake.
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